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U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) urged the Department of Homeland Security to investigate and consider revoking the visa of Dr. Mkhaimar Abusada, a visiting professor and Palestinian political scientist at Northwestern University.
Stefanik cited “concerning reports” about Abusada, who is an associate professor at Al-Azhar University of Gaza, and accused him of “affiliations with terror-linked organizations” and “defense of Hamas violence,” among other things.
She said he has a U.S. green card. Newsweek could not immediately verify Stefanik’s allegations.
Newsweek has contacted Abusada via email for comment. Newsweek has also contacted the DHS press office for comment, and Northwestern’s media office.
The congresswoman linked to a Free Beacon report that connected Abusada’s hiring to a Northwestern agreement with pro-Palestinian activist students that ended their protest encampment last year.
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